350 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 205 



1884. Geomys hispidus True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (App., Circ. 29) 



p. 599, Nov. 29, 1884. 

 1895. Heterogeomys hispidus Merriam, North Amer. Fauna No. 8, p. 181 



Jan. 31, 1895. 

 1929. Heterogeomys hispidus hispidus Nelson and Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc 



Washington, vol. 42, p. 147, Mar. 30, 1929. 

 Type Locality. — Near Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Range. — The "Tierra Tem 

 plada," or middle belt along basal slope of tableland, in Veracruz, between alti 

 tudes of 4,000 and 4,500 feet. 



Heterogeomys hispidus torridus (Merriam) f* 



1895. Heterogeomys torridus Merriam, North Amer. Fauna No. 8, p. 183, Jan. 

 31, 1895. (Status as subspecies of hispidus questioned by Davis, Journ. 

 Mamm., vol. 25, No. 4, p. 388, Dec. 12, 1944.) 

 1929. Heterogeomys hispidus torridus Nelson and Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Washington, vol. 42, p. 147, Mar. 30, 1929. 

 Type Locality. — Chichicaxtle, Veracruz, Mexico. Range. — Lowlands of Vera- 

 cruz, from Chichicaxtle and Motzorongo to Catemaco. 



Heterogeomys hispidus isthmicus Nelson and Goldmanf * 



1929. Heterogeomys hispidus isthmicus Nelson and Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Washington, vol. 42, p. 149, Mar. 30, 1929. 

 Type Locality. — Jaltipan, Veracruz, Mexico. Altitude, 100 feet. Range. — 



Semiforested coastal plains on Gulf side of Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in southern 



Veracruz. 



Heterogeomys hispidus concavus Nelson and Goldmanf* 



1929. Heterogeomys hispidus concavus Nelson and Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Washington, vol. 42, p. 148, Mar. 30, 1929. 



Type Locality. — Pinal de Amoles, Queretaro, Mexico. Altitude, 5,500 feet. 

 Range. — Eastern slope of tableland and mountains to 7,000 feet in Queretaro, and 

 lower elevations in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 



Heterogeomys hispidus tehuantepecus Goldmanf* 



1939. Heterogeomys hispidus tehuantepecus Goldman, Journ. Washington 

 Acad. Sci., vol. 29, No. 4, p. 175, Apr. 15, 1939. 



Type Locality. — Mountains 12 miles northwest of Santo Domingo and about 

 60 miles north of city of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Altitude, 1,600 feet. 

 Range. — Known only from type locality in mountains near top of continental 

 divide on southern side of Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. 



Heterogeomys hispidus chiapensis Nelson and Goldmanf* 



1929. Heterogeomys hispidus chiapensis Nelson and Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Washington, vol. 42, p. 151, Mar. 30, 1929. 

 Type Locality. — Tenejapa, about 16 miles northeast of San Cristobal, Chiapas, 



Mexico. Altitude, 7,800 feet. Range. — Highlands of Chiapas and Guatemala 



from about 3,000 to 8,000 feet altitude, and descending to lower elevations in 



southern Tabasco, Mexico. 



Heterogeomys hispidus teapensis Goldmanf* 



1939. Heterogeomys hispidus teapensis Goldman, Journ. Washington Acad. 

 Sci., vol. 29, No. 4, p. 176, Apr. 15, 1939. 



